HIGH EXPLOSIVE CRATER STUDIES: DESERT ALLUVIUM
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4045338
Crater dimensions were determined for 23 explosions of 256-pound spherical TNT charges buried in desert alluvium. As opposed to previous work covering depths of burst as great as 6 feet, the work presented in this report extends knowledge of apparent crater radius and depth to depths of burst as great as 30 feet. Optimum depth of burst for apparent crater radius was near 10 feet and for apparent crater depth near 8 feet. Surface motion photography illustrated a very great slowing down of the surface motion between depths of burst of 9.5 and 15.9 feet. Crater contours, profiles, snd overhead photographs are presented as illustrations. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, N. Mex.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-021920
- OSTI ID:
- 4045338
- Report Number(s):
- SC-4614(RR)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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